![]() ![]() Side entry olives include trusses over the kitchen and exposed joists in the dining room (which sits under the loft). ![]() The kitchen (and dining room) typically features a ridge and rafter system in the front entry design. Master suites can include either a ridge and rafter system or small trusses. Purlins frame the loft from the bent to the front wall. Two braced timber trusses (topped by purlins) carry the roof between the bent and the outside wall. The great room in the center is framed by a large four-post timber bent with two paralell chord trusses running the length of the room to the large big-view wall. Exposed timbers are visible throughout all main living spaces. Both designs feature a center core and two side sections. The interior timber frames of front and side entry olives are similar. We’ve also built a slew of Olives throughout New York and the midwest. ![]() There’s one on the slopes of Arizona’s highest mountain, another overlooking Glacier National Park, a couple in the Colorado high country, and one in Soda Springs, Idaho. We’ve built versions of this home all over the country and we’ve honed each to meet stringent engineering codes - the Olive is suitable for extremes in any climate across North America. Add a bedroom or two on the second floor and the home works wonders as a two or three bedroom primary residence.Īs we’ve progressed through different evolutions of this design we’ve learned where we can push and pull space without sacrificing aesthetics or liveability. Add a finished basement and it becomes a vacation home with room for guests. It can function as a single bedroom retirement home with no basement and a small upstairs loft. We build this hybrid timber frame to meet the needs of a broad range of clients in all kinds of settings. We’ve built more Olives than any other timber frame home. ![]()
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